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Manchester City winger Riyad Mahrez scored as title-holders Algeria drew 2-2 in Zimbabwe Monday and became the third country to book a place at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations. Cameroon qualify automatically as hosts and Senegal secured a spot Sunday by winning in Guinea-Bissau thanks to a Sadio Mane goal. Andy Delort and captain Mahrez gave the Desert Foxes a two-goal advantage in Harare that was halved just before half-time when Knowledge Musona netted. Algeria coach Djamel Belmadi took off Delort and Mahrez as he made five second-half substitutions within 12 minutes, but the bold move backfired when Prince Dube equalised eight minutes from time. Drawing ended the perfect three-win record Algeria took into a match played behind closed doors because of the coronavirus, but it guaranteed them a top-two finish in a section including Zambia and Botswana. Who joins the defending champions in Cameroon from Group H will probably be decided in the final round next March when Zimbabwe host Zambia. Uganda lost 1-0 away to South Sudan and Burkina Faso drew 0-0 in Malawi to miss out on chances to qualify from Group A. A couple of late goals from Percy Tau and Themba Zwane earned South Africa a 4-2 win over Sao Tome e Principe in Group C and eSwatini and Congo Brazzaville drew 0-0 in Group I. dl/dmc
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2020-11-16
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Manchester City F.C.Cameroon national football teamAlgeria national football teamConfederation of African FootballSadio ManéSenegal national football teamEswatiniSea captainAssociation footballCoronavirusKnowledge MusonaPrince DubePercy TauSouth Sudan national football teamDjamel BelmadiThemba ZwaneGuinea-Bissau national football teamAndy DelortBotswana national football teamMalawi national football teamSão ToméUganda national football teamZambia national football teamBurkina Faso national football teamZimbabwe national football teamRiyad Mahrez2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualificationBrazzavilleSouth Africa national football team12 MinutesHarare

